OBJECTIVE: The objective of this retrospective analysis was to study the etiology, distribution, treatment modalities and complications of mandibular fractures of patients who attended the Maxillo-Facial and Oral Surgery ...

BACKROUND: Primary health care (PHC) settings offer opportunities for tobacco use screening and brief cessation
advice, but data on such activities in South Africa are limited. The aim of this study was to determine the ...

OBJECTIVES: In view of concerns expressed by South African local authorities the aim of this study was to develop a model to determine whether water fluoridation is economically viable to reduce dental caries in South ...

OBJECTIVES:
The study sought to determine the level of musculoskeletal disorders
among working oral hygienists in South Africa and potential
determinants that are associated with these disorders.
METHODS:
Oral hygienists ...

OBJECTIVE : To determine the association between oral health and socioeconomic status with subjective psychological well-being.
METHODS : An interviewer-administered questionnaire was conducted during 2011 on a nationally ...

OBJECTIVES: The study aimed to describe the demographic
profile of children receiving dental general anaesthesia (DGA)
at the Pretoria Oral-and-Dental Hospital, South Africa,the
type of treatment received and the level ...

OBJECTIVES: This study investigated socio-economic factors
associated with the placement of fissure sealants in a population
of South African adolescents.
METHOD: The study participants were high school students aged
12 ...

BACKGROUND: Little is known of the motives for tooth-brushing
among adolescents in resource-poor settings.
AIM: To investigate the principal motive for tooth-brushing
among a rural population of South African ...

Research aims and values.The ultimate purpose of research is to generate and make available accurate and reliable data that
will illuminate and add value to evidence-based knowledge, with the aim of improving patient
care, ...

OBJECTIVES: Despite a Commission of Inquiry into water fluoridation recommending the fluoridation of public water supplies to the optimal fluoride concentration of 0.7 ppm, as well as regulations for the introduction of ...

Most adverse health effects of cigarette smoking are attributed to the products of combustion. Efforts to avoid the adverse
health effects of cigarette smoking have led to the promotion of alternative products that are ...

BACKGROUND: The prevalence of smoking and consumption of cigarettes have decreased in South Africa over the
last 20 years. This decrease is a result of comprehensive tobacco control legislation, particularly large cigarette ...

INTRODUCTION : Dental students have reported that, as a result of the nature of the dental curriculum, they are under severe stress while studying. AIM : to determine how students perceived the sources of stress and to ...

BACKGROUND: Snuff or smokeless tobacco, used orally or by nasal application, is the predominant form of tobacco used by black South African women. Little is known about the risk of cardiovascular disease associated with ...

BACKGROUND : Oral pain affects people’s daily activities and quality of life. The burden of oral pain may vary across
socio-economic positions. Currently, little is known about the social gradient in the cost of oral pain ...

OBJECTIVES: To describe Early Childhood Caries (ECC) severity in South Africa and examine the association between ECC and socio-demographic factors, area-based measures of sugar consumption and water fluoride levels. ...

This study assessed differences among health professions students in exposure to didactic tobacco cessation training in asking about patients' tobacco use status ("ask") and assisting smoking patients to quit by providing ...

Exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke (SHS) has been associated with several adverse
health effects including increased risk of lung cancer, heart disease and also asthma in
children. Hence, the WHO's Framework Convention ...